microevolution — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. Small-scale changes in the history of life, such as changes in allele frequencies in a population (over a few generations); also known as change at or below the species level.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Mots associés

   macroevolution

   Termes génériques

   evolution

   Exemples

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   “It basically hasn’t become this massive chewing and grinding machine that it becomes later,” Mr. Martin said. The change would have been the result of microevolution, or an evolutionary change occurring within a species.

Nom

1. evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies

   Termes génériques

   evolutionorganic evolutionphylogenyphylogenesis